 Agile people conference is important because I get to meet a lot of like-minded people who are all leaders in a complex environment, so getting to know how they tackle the complexity and issues is really important. I'm here at Agile people because there's a wonderful conversation going on where we're starting to see the convergence of many things coming together. So there's people here from all over, they're asking wonderful questions, they're open-minded and they tend to run two question marks as opposed to run away from them so it's very exciting. The topic of the conference is also extremely interesting with system thinking, how to apply it practically and there's so many great people here to meet to talk about this exciting topic so this is the place to be for me today. What I like is the low-key environment where people can really meet and exchange their thoughts, sessions going on at the same time so there's a lot to learn in a very condensed time. Agile people is an important conference because it makes you look at things from different way in new perspective which I find really boosting creativity. Agile people moves Agile out of development department and looks at organizations a whole including HR, business development, marketing. There is so much need for this booming economy here to really embrace new concepts and the subjects like the one we are discussing today in the conference is really of high relevance and Agile people is bringing this really to the companies. Agile people Sweden is doing some wonderful work and it's extremely important at this point in time because we need to be asking ourselves lots of questions, we need to be looking at things differently and not always from our own perspective. The more different perspectives we have on things the better and that's extremely valuable right now because it helps people become more Agile in their brains and in the way of seeing the world. Good morning everyone. What a happy crowd. Good morning and a warm welcome to Agile people Sweden and one of my favorite days of the year. No doubt. Good. I'm here today for Agile people because it is a conference with extra much pep on the agenda. So how many speak Swedish? Wow. Okay, yeah. So anyway, that was the some teasers from last year. Today is the fifth consecutive year we run Agile people Sweden, something that started in a small room with a big idea and that is growing and growing every year since. And if you're here for the first time or if you're still wondering what kind of conference Agile people Sweden is, then let me tell you. So this is a conference where we take and we pack up a lot of pep, a lot of energy, a lot of possibilities and a lot of amazing people focused on one thing and one thing only, which is exploring and spreading the Agile principles and values in order for all of us to be able to create better organizations where people are happy and high performing. And this is also a conference where we explore the latest trends, where we get to meet amazing people from different walks of life and all types of businesses. This is also a conference we've learned where we've committed ourselves quite heavily to be in the forefront of organizational change. That typically means we're annoying. So if you leave today and you feel a bit more irritated, pissed and annoyed compared to when you got here this morning, then we've succeeded, I guess. I've had the privilege of being here several times myself. I ran the 2014 and 2015 conference. And for those of you who haven't met me, I've spent the past 12 something years in the intersection between HR and communication. I founded the first internet conference for HR directors. I'm writing currently a book on the state of mind at work, a provocation book, really. You might like it, given today's topic. But one of my true passions is helping organizations and leaders attract and engage other people. And if you're in this space, as you know, because many of you are in the same space, you end up talking and working a lot with the notion of future work. And so today, today's topic is really a personal favorite of mine. And I will try to guide you through today to make sure that you have the best possible experience. And today's topic is really a carefully chosen one. So the future work, scaling agile to improve work life. Now, I think we all agree that there's a shift going on in the way we do work and the world of work. The only problem and challenge is that many organizations are still stuck in the past, struggling, not really being fit for the world of today, even less so fit for the world of tomorrow. So this is part of what Agile People Sweden is all about trying to help navigate around this. So we'll spend a whole day today and also a whole day tomorrow on this topic for those of you who are with us tomorrow. And to help us navigate all of this, we've invited or we've handpicked a selection of really great speakers who are passionate about this topic as well, and they'll be here and share and care with us. You'll meet Jürgen Appolo in just a bit talking about how to scale agility. James Priest will take us on a tour around enterprise-wide agility and give you a quick intro to the S3. We also have Bonita Roy, which is here to talk about self-organization and self-organizations and why you should and you can trust it. We're also going to do a panel with the selection of these people and we'll have lunch obviously. We'll also meet Leonard Franke and Jöran Nilsson, whom among many other things have written a book about the agile company, so they'll be sharing and teasing us a little bit on the content of that. Also, we meet Erik Schöhn currently at NetEnt, who will take us through a game-changer session, handpicking some experiences from Frampub, Ericsson and NetEnt. So we're really looking forward to that. And then we will have, yes, for those of you who have longed for it, we will have the Speachers Coaching Clinic, difficult three words to put together in one, which is basically a speed version of a round table where you go in and out, as you please, to different tables. And at the end of the day, we have the pleasure of meeting Joshua Veil, who will talk about how he's building the most decentralized organization on the planet. So quite interesting. And that's only for today. So tomorrow, for those of you who are with us, there will be workshops throughout the day, and we will not finish up day one in any other way than we've done in the past, which is the Mingle and the Agile Ale. Yeah. Yeah, good commitment there. No, but for you guys to connect and meet each other is one of the biggest contributions we can make for today. So there will be lunches and breakfast, not breakfast, breaks. And the Mingle tonight. And we're some 220 people in here, in case you haven't noticed, but I can see it's completely packed, and it's a world record for Agile people of Sweden. So there's a lot of potential of meeting great people. There we go. You get to thank the organizers in just a little bit. So this is what it can look like, you know, inspiration and shock in great combination, I don't know. But we have all kinds of businesses in here, all kinds of organizations. We have HR, Management, IT, Product Developers, and what have you. So do make time to connect. And whatever you do, do not turn off your mobile phones. So tweet as much as you like. There will be prices as well. We'll tell you more about them in just a bit. So this is where it all happens. It will be happening some things on the screens on the side as well. And we're also trying Mentimeter for today. So a chance for us to pop a few questions to you. We'll start in just a little bit. And the other way around as well. Yes. Is there a Wi-Fi code? So we're down in the bunker. That's why you're asking. You know, these days, everybody has 4G, so they don't need the Wi-Fi. But if you're in this place, you probably do. What was the Theatriceppet? And then, Theatriceppet Guest. That's it. And the code is 8-8. So that's 8-8. Yeah. Let us know if it doesn't work out. And that was a great introduction actually, because my next move is to invite these two fabulous people, two people that are instrumental in building Agile People Sweden, Pia Mia Turén and Mika Ljöte. Give a big hand. Welcome. We're back. Yeah, it's English, Swedish. We go back and forth. We're back for the fifth consecutive year. Yes, it's amazing. Fantastic. Can you hear me? Can you see her? Yes. Yeah, I found some pictures. Oh, yes. But yeah, so how does it feel? Because this is a fifth year. Lots have happened since the first small room. It feels fantastic. And now I feel even more fantastic. I can't even see you almost. And we have all the lights on. Yeah, the lights are here. But all my friends are here today. And James and Jorgen and Matias and Monica back there is drawing. So it's amazing. Fantastic feeling. You know, filled up. Really. And you feel the complete opposite or? I think we've been planning this for half a year. Yeah. Meeting, self-organizing, meeting together on Skype, Google Docs, Slack, some face-to-face, but basically now having everything come manifesting itself today. So it's a great feeling. Good to be here. Finally. Finally. And what is then the biggest change, you would say, compared to five years ago in the movement in general, but also agile people of Sweden? Are there any, what would you nominate as the big changes? But I think, I mean, we sold out two weeks ago. I think there's a big now movement, big change, going into more self-management, self-organization, new ways of leading, organizing. I think this is the tipping point is happening right now. And this is also what we are about, agile people. We want to kind of catalyze this shift move much faster. So that's what we're all about. And it's so good to see it happening. Yeah. And we are, I think we are in the middle of this paradigm shift right now. And we cannot see this shift until afterwards because you can't see the history happening before. So my take is we're in it as we speak. And why did you, from the very beginnings, decide to actually create this big conference? And why didn't you settle with a small seminar? And why did you do this in the beginning? Well, five years ago, we gathered at a conference in Smörgen and my colleague, Kalle Blomberg, who is not here today, he had a kid and he had a job and a Volvo, so he's busy. But he's coming back. I'm convinced. He said, we need to have a conference, he said. And we were all out on the consultancy assignments. So we didn't have time really to manage him because he was new in the company, right? So he said, we need a conference, okay, but then do it. Then I said, we need training, we need a meetup group. Okay, do it. Then I said, I didn't have time with him. So that's how it started. And then I came up with a name. Agile People is a great name. Let's name the conference Agile People. And we have this need, I would say, to change the world, to change organizations, to create people who are happy, who are engaged, who can perform and can really make a difference because there are too many people who don't feel good today in their organization. So that's really the mission that we are going after in Agile People. And they weren't kidding, by the way, the tickets were sold out two weeks ago and I worked a lot with conferences and that seldom happens. Everyone buys the last four days because everyone was just so busy. And it was good because in the beginning of September, there was like, not that many tickets sold. So anyway, a big change from last year is that you wrote this. Yeah. So today we have a book. There we go. Yep. So a big change from last year, we have a book. Yeah, we have a book. And it will be more books. Probably we will write the next one together, all of us. But I have a lot of people who have contributed to this book. Reena from Finland. It's Fabiola from New York. It's Björn from Agile People, Sweden. And Cecilia from Bia Vesterholm from Stockholm. Bonita Roy, Matti Clausson from King. A lot of people have contributed to the book. So I didn't do this book alone. Okay, so it's a pure Agile project in a sense. It is. And you really live your own recipe, in a sense. Yeah. So Agile People, as normalization, is self-organizing and self-managing. And the kind of conference just kind of emerged from that. And also we want this day to be a bit self-organizing. You notice it when you came in. You have to find your own tags and things like that. So as a participant, you need to step up. And if things are not as you expected or so, see what you can do to help or catch anyone of us in the Black Crew t-shirts. And we will try to help as much as we can. Okay. And we'll do more things. We will honor the best tweetmaker. What will we do? I think we will give away one or two books. Yes. And there will be also another conference coming up, Remote Forever, arranged by Mollud. So there was also a premium pass that you can win. And I think it's the kind of best and most tweets today. Just go all in. But do pay attention as well. But there are books and conference tickets. So that's a nice grab if you're active. Also, you're not doing this alone. You have a lot of peers in the Agile People team. Where are you guys? Can you stand up, please? Agile People? They're out working. Yeah, probably. They're somewhere else. Okay. But there is a whole team, we promise. But you also have a lot of friends of the house. Yes. Yes. These are the sponsors. Yeah. We have Dandy People in Mia and Mattias. They are here today. We have Squid Agile. Squid just started one Agile department. So keep your eyes open after these great consultants. I see Agile. Haven't seen Shannon here. Oh, she's here. There we go. Hello. Hello. How are you? For certifications, Agile certifications, we have Chrisp, where Mickey is working as well. And Green Bullet is my company. We are also sponsoring. So thank you for sponsoring. Thank you. I think a big hand for the partners. Thank you. All right. And we also have Mentimeter. One of the questions we had coming here today was, so how many have actually been to an Agile People conference before, and what do you do at work? So if we could, if we could have, now this code doesn't really, it's not really visible. But the whole point is you go to a URL, which is menti.com. And then you use the code, which is over on that screen, which is 7702. And then you pop your answer to the questions, and we'll see how many have been here before, and what do you do for living in your organizations? It's eight. Eight. Eight times eight. Yeah. That makes sense. Yeah. We're not doing it because it's easy. So we have a first happy crowd that's been here once. That's good. To us, it's always a nice proof point to have new people coming, and some old friends. And you know, we're about 200 people in here, so this is an indication of speed. But I think it's maybe easier to look at that screen, menti.com. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Well, in that case, let's just do a show of hands, shall we? How many have been here once before? Okay. How many have been here twice? And how many have been more than twice, and you've stopped counting? Okay. So there's a lot of people that are in between somewhere. But it's good. It's a good mix. And how many people in here work in IT? Oh, wow. That was easier. All right. How many work in HR? There we go. Yay. You're my special friends. And what else do we have? Management. There we go. Great. Product development. Yeah, there we go. Everybody's into product these days. That's it, right? That's the categories. Okay. Awesome. Yeah, those just to get a feel for the audience. I think let's get this started, shall we? Do you have any final words to the audience? Have fun. Have fun. That's a good takeaway. Thanks, Tia Mia, Mikael.